as in synchronism
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a state in which things happen, move, or exist at the same time
The objects moved in synchrony with each other.
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Recent Examples of synchrony
These swarms of fireflies will flash in synchrony for hours, long after the last visitor has left.
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Pien Huang, NPR, 26 May 2024
The synchrony can originate in different parts of the swarm.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 26 May 2024
Even within the same government, the left and right hands are often not working in synchrony.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
But it's estimated only 1 in 100 systems have retained that synchrony, and ours isn't one of them.
—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2023
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Pien Huang, NPR, 26 May 2024
The synchrony can originate in different parts of the swarm.
—Pien Huang, NPR, 26 May 2024
Even within the same government, the left and right hands are often not working in synchrony.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 22 Mar. 2024
But it's estimated only 1 in 100 systems have retained that synchrony, and ours isn't one of them.
—CBS News, 30 Nov. 2023
See all Example Sentences for synchrony
Recent Examples of Synonyms for synchrony
Noun
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As the image turns, in absolute synchronism with the turning of a receiving cylinder at the distant point, the high and low spots of the relief image are brought under a point or stylus.—
Mark Fischetti,
Scientific American,
1 Dec. 2022
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Synchronism colors are not blended but rather placed next to each other, just as music notes are placed one after the other to create a scale.—
Hailey Ross,
idahostatesman,
16 June 2017
Noun
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And in a remarkable coincidence, there are also only three left-handed pitchers who wound up in the 3,000-Strikeout, 250-Win Club.—
Jayson Stark,
The Athletic,
16 Jan. 2025
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In a cruel coincidence, the Palisades and Eaton fires wiped out two neighborhoods with unique significance in L.A.’s music industry.—
August Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Jan. 2025
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However, when performing OLTP at scale, architectural designs of a database residing on servers go out the window due to that extreme concurrency.—
Matt Kimball,
Forbes,
15 Jan. 2025
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The introduction of virtual threads and significant security improvements not only make Java more efficient for handling high concurrency but also offer stronger protection against cyber threats.—
Shamaila Mahmood,
Forbes,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Synchrony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/synchrony. Accessed 31 Jan. 2025.
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